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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls have continued increasing steadily due to local rainfall activity and increasing inflow from the Upper Catchment, closing the period under review at 824 m3/s on 21st January 2021. The flow observed on the same date last year was 530 m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s) 2020Flow (m3/s) 2019
8/1/2021643406
9/1/2021650416
10/1/2021656426
11/1/2021691431
12/1/2021698436
13/1/2021705447
14/1/2021733457
15/1/2021748468
16/1/2021763479
17/1/2021770490
18/1/2021778501
19/1/2021793513
20/1/2021808524
21/1/2021824530
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Friday, January 8, 2021
To: 
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Lake Levels Graphic: 
vic-falls

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 114m3/s as of 16th September 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 102m3/s. 

From:
3 September 2026
To:
16 September 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
3-Sept129125
4-Sept126122
5-Sept123119
6-Sept126118
7-Sept126116
8-Sept124115
9-Sept121113
10-Sept120112
11-Sept120110
12-Sept119108
13-Sept117107
14-Sept121105
15-Sept115104
16-Sept114102

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 377m3/s as of 16th September 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was at 322m3/s.

From:
3 September 2026
To:
16 September 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
3-Sept433378
4-Sept427370
5-Sept425365
6-Sept418363
7-Sept413356
8-Sept413354
9-Sept402353
10-Sept399348
11-Sept395344
12-Sept390339
13-Sept388334
14-Sept385328
15-Sept378326
16-Sept377322

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 397m3/s as of 16th September 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was at 343m3/s.

From:
16 September 2026
To:
16 September 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
3-Sept453402
4-Sept451394
5-Sept447385
6-Sept444383
7-Sept438379
8-Sept433377
9-Sept427369
10-Sept424364
11-Sept419361
12-Sept415357
13-Sept410353
14-Sept407351
15-Sept403347
16-Sept397343